Red Hat Launches Teiid Open-Source Data Integration Project

Red Hat announces the official launch of the Teiid data virtualization system project in the JBoss.org Community.

Red Hat has announced the official launch of the Teiid data virtualization
system project in the JBoss.org Community.
Teiid, according to Red Hat, is an open-source community project that aims
to deliver EII (Enterprise Information Integration) with both relational and X
M L data virtualization. The Teiid project joins other Red Hat-sponsored open-source
virtualization projects, including the oVirt.org project, and demonstrates Red
Hat's commitment to providing a comprehensive range of virtualization
capabilities.

Moreover, Red Hat officials said most open-source data integration
technologies center on physically moving or copying data to locations. But
Teiid is different as it focuses on data virtualization, which enables
real-time access to data across heterogeneous data sources without copying or
moving the data from the systems of record. Its JDBC (Java Database
Connectivity) and Web Services interfaces are designed to provide
straightforward integration with both custom and commercial off-the-shelf
applications.

Several constituencies are expected to benefit from Teiid, including
developers, independent software vendors, systems integrators and enterprise
architects.
"When Red Hat acquired MetaMatrix in April 2007, we committed to releasing
the data services technology in the open-source community, and Teiid is the
result of that promise," said Craig Muzilla, vice president of Red Hat's
middleware business, in a statement. "The demand for applications and services
leveraging the data stores of a typical organization never ends. But now,
enterprises have a choice between expensive, proprietary data services and an
enterprise-class open-source platform at a fraction of the cost."
Teiid also is expected to provide the backbone for future versions of the
JBoss Enterprise Data Services Platform, which is available via subscription.
For more information on Teiid, go to www.teiid.org.

Darryl K. Taft covers the development tools and developer-related issues beat from his office in Baltimore. He has more than 10 years of experience in the business and is always looking for the next scoop. Taft is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and was named 'one of the most active middleware reporters in the world' by The Middleware Co. He also has his own card in the 'Who's Who in Enterprise Java' deck.